Recruitment resources for key roles
Get easy access to our job descriptions, interview questions and tasks for the main roles you're recruiting for.
Headteacher
Your governing board or academy trust will lead on the process for recruiting a new headteacher for your school, but they'll need your support to do this well.
Use these resources to help you write or review your job description and propose interview questions and tasks.
Deputy or assistant headteacher
Adapt our model job descriptions and person specifications to your school and role.
When you're ready to interview, adapt and use our role-specific questions, record sheets and interview tasks, along with tips on what to look for in a candidate's response, to help you select the best possible candidate.
School business manager
Download and adapt our model job description for an SBM - it's partly based on the Institute of School Business Leadership's (ISBL's) professional standards.
Our recommended interview questions include guidance on what to look for in a good answer.
Designated safeguarding lead
Get to grips with the role of the DSL, and adapt our resources to suit the role in your school.
These can help you whether you're appointing a DSL or a deputy DSL.
SENCO
Check that your SENCO candidates have the qualifications they need.
Download our list of interview questions - it comes with a record sheet to help you evaluate the quality of answers so you can assess candidates fairly.
Primary subject or phase leader
Whether you're looking for a phase leader, a subject leader, or someone to coordinate cross-curricular topics, these resources can help you run an effective interview and selection process.
You can adapt our interview questions and tasks for a head of phase or department to suit any subject or curriculum structure.
Secondary subject, department or phase lead
You can adapt our interview questions and tasks for a head of phase or department to suit any subject or curriculum structure.
Use our interview questions for a head of year to help you choose form tutors or pastoral leads across your school.
Classroom teacher
Adapt our job descriptions and lists of interview questions and tasks primary and secondary class teachers, including:
- EYFS teachers
- Teachers on the upper page range
- Early career teachers (formerly known as NQTs)
- Teachers with a teaching and learning responsibility payment (TLR)
Use our interview lesson observation form to help you assess teachers during the interview process.
- Classroom teacher (primary): model job description
- Teacher with a TLR: model job description
- EYFS teacher: job description
- Teacher on the UPR: job description
- Teacher: interview questions and tasks
- Early career teacher (ECT): interview questions
- EYFS teacher: interview questions and tasks
- Teacher: interview lesson observation form
Teaching assistant
These resources cover teaching assistants (TAs), higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs) and learning support assistants (LSAs).
If you're hiring a TA who will work specifically with one or more children with SEND, use our dedicated job description and interview questions to help you.
Caretaker/site manager
Find out what questions you should ask when interviewing for a caretaker or site manager position, and what to look for in a good answer
Catering manager
Adapt our job description, interview questions and tasks to help you find the most suitable candidate for the catering manager role.
Office assistant/manager
Adapt these job descriptions and interview questions to reflect the scope of the admin or office roles in your school.
Different role
Use these resources to help you hire a:
- Careers leader
- Mental health lead
- Midday or cover supervisor
- Leading practitioner
- Breakfast/after-school club co-ordinator
- Family support worker
Recruiting for something else? Take a look at our full list of job descriptions and interview questions/tasks.
- Careers leader: model job description
- Careers leader/adviser: interview questions and tasks
- Leading practitioner: model job description
- Lead practitioner: interview questions and tasks
- Midday supervisor: model job description
- Midday supervisor: interview questions
- Cover supervisor: interview questions
- Senior mental health lead: model job description
- Mental health lead: interview questions
- Breakfast/after-school club manager: model job description
- Breakfast/after-school club co-ordinator: interview questions
- Family support worker: model job description
- Parent and family support adviser: interview questions